A longshoreman confessed in court to adding his 4 year old son to the Massport payroll. Now, what kind of job would a young child be doing for them? Why, heavy equipment operations, of course! I'm sure time spent with Tonka trucks and backhoes making vroom vroom sounds left him more than qualified to operate dangerous equipment. What? This was a fraud case? Ohhhhh, I get it.

Here's what I don't understand though--the guy has five kids, ages 19 months to 9 years old. Um, why send the middle kid to work? I bet the 9 year old has a little more in the way of job skills. Anyhow, authorities had found six children under the age of 10 were on the Massport payroll, and have been moving forward on the case since 2006. I mean, you hear about child labor abuses and all, but sending small children to work on the docks...What?